Bookends
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Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are the only survivors of the Final Battle. The responsibility of re-building Hogwarts and usher in a "New Era" for the school falls upon their shoulders.
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I am a grateful fan of Ms. Rowling and of her overwhelming Byronic Character, Severus Snape! Please check out the first chapters of each fic (except for "How Can I Tell You," which is on Chapter 2) to see pictures of the Heroines.
Admins' Note: Livvy6 died suddenly on February 22, 2012, leaving behind her husband, six-year-old daughter, and seventeen stories well-loved by the TPP community. All who knew her—including those in Harry Potter fandom and all of us, here—are richer for having known her.
Requiescat in pace, Livvy. Always.
Reviews for Bookends
I am so happy to see Severus was able to break through some of her barriers. I think one of the keys was his willingness to allow Hermione to mourn her losses without having to hide them from him and his pushing her to take control of her classes by asserting her power. When you feel powerful in one aspect of your life then it will flow over into others. Hermione's academic power and confidence can only help in more intimate matters.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, most of these things can have a chain reaction or a domino effect. As Hermione learns to assert herself and feel more confident, she'll begin to express herself and things will progress further.Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, most of these things can have a chain reaction or a domino effect. As Hermione learns to assert herself and feel more confident, she'll begin to express herself and things will progress further.Thanks!Livvy
That was so awesome!!!!!!!!!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! I'm glad you liked it.Thanks!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! I'm glad you liked it.Thanks!
A lot of progress has been made in this chapter, by both Severus and Hermione.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!Livvy
Best chapter yet! Very smart of Sev to make love to her while she was still half asleep and unable to think about it. Can't wait to see what she has in store for Astoria!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Hermione will channel her inner bossy self and put the little shites in their places! Then she's going to get down and dirty with her husband. You know, Ron always told her she needed to get her priorities straightened out :)Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Hermione will channel her inner bossy self and put the little shites in their places! Then she's going to get down and dirty with her husband. You know, Ron always told her she needed to get her priorities straightened out :)Thanks,Livvy
WOW. I loved reading how their relationship has grown from them being the only "battle" survivors to husband and wife. Can't wait until Hermione tells Snape what she wants and how she wants it.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
When it happens it's going to be really good! Thanks for reviewing.Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
When it happens it's going to be really good! Thanks for reviewing.Livvy
' “I’d like to think of you as the Charms instructor during the day, my dear.'You must have some rotten bastard foul quotes book at hand that you get these horrid 'cut Hermione down' lines from! This is another Ace-#1 Whiz-bang Cruel Shot To The Heart Most Awful Thing To Say ... the whole bit about her being the Charms professor and then he counters that with wanting to kiss her in his office. Such mixed messages, it's no wonder the poor girl is in a tizzy! 
Even though she had a decent come-back, he still ended up kissing his Charm's prof and then chastises her for looking like she'd been kissed ... another slam to her delicate sensibilities. 
They need to establish an equality. She is still seeing him as the authority figure and he is still treating her like the young girl. All that needs to be set aside and they must stand on an equal and level field with one another. And thank goodness for Emilie! 
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I like how you put the - "equal and level field" - because there will be a later chapter where Hermione will be laying down the law with Severus Snape! And he will listen too!trust me, Hermione is going to whip him into shape :) Okay, no whips, just figurtively.lolThanks!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I like how you put the - "equal and level field" - because there will be a later chapter where Hermione will be laying down the law with Severus Snape! And he will listen too!trust me, Hermione is going to whip him into shape :) Okay, no whips, just figurtively.lolThanks!
Things are going to be better I can tell. Thanks to the French experience (I know I'm a bit chauvinistic here but it can't be helped sometimes ;-D) I also hope to see Severus's face when she 'll gather the courage to speak to him about her fantasies. Mmmm.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, they are going to have a bit of fun with that :)Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, they are going to have a bit of fun with that :)Thanks,Livvy
Fantastic! Hermione is finally understanding. I wonder what fantasy she will write down and give to Severus. I wait with bated breath for the next chapter. The scene in the common room was WOW, I probably would have done the same thing if I had been Hermione.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yeah me too, although I probably would have done a beat-down if my wand had been confiscated! Next chapter is going to be HUGE for our couple!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yeah me too, although I probably would have done a beat-down if my wand had been confiscated! Next chapter is going to be HUGE for our couple!Livvy
Well, bless Hermione's heart. Insecurities are a bitch and and lead normally sane folk to behave like total idiots. She really showed her fanny in the Slytherin Common Room. But her loving hubby was able to tell her the truth she needed to hear: “Hermione, you’re more than enough.”And, yes, he's going to have to speak to Rosie. Should have done it when he went to see her the night she had brought Hermione home from the Girl's Night Out.What a fortunate happenstance that Hermione ran into Emilie when she did. Actually it was fortunate for Hermione and Severus! Great chapter!!!
Beth
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Remember that "fortunate happenstance" for future notice. There was nothing spur of the moment about it *Oohh! evil writer*Next chapter is going to be HUGE! Hermione is going to get her groove and will FINALLY get some good sex!The next chapter is in the queue,Thanks,Livvy
Response from braye27 (Reviewer)
A cliffie in a freaking review? You're an evil witch is what you are! But I love your writing!!!!! 
Beth
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Sorry, but I had to give you props for pointing that out. lolLivvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Remember that "fortunate happenstance" for future notice. There was nothing spur of the moment about it *Oohh! evil writer*Next chapter is going to be HUGE! Hermione is going to get her groove and will FINALLY get some good sex!The next chapter is in the queue,Thanks,Livvy
Response from braye27 (Reviewer)
A cliffie in a freaking review? You're an evil witch is what you are! But I love your writing!!!!! Beth
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Sorry, but I had to give you props for pointing that out. lolLivvy
So this is an MLC?? Well.. I LOVE MLC's. lol I look forward to reading your tale and seeing all the ups and downs that come with SS/HG matrimony.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Well, you are in luck! It is a MLC that is actually finished! I post every week and it is all done and beta read, so don't worry about getting stuck with a WIP that will be abandoned.Thanks for reviewing!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Well, you are in luck! It is a MLC that is actually finished! I post every week and it is all done and beta read, so don't worry about getting stuck with a WIP that will be abandoned.Thanks for reviewing!Livvy
now that's the advice she needed! thanks so much for the faboo update. i await the next installment with panting breath.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
It's in the queue and it's the big one we've all been waiting for! :)Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
It's in the queue and it's the big one we've all been waiting for! :)Thanks!Livvy
I'm glad Hermione talked with Emilie. She now knows she's not the only young woman to have the same insecurities. I think Hermione should take Emilie's advice about writing down her fantasies, and slipping them to Severus. He'll have a better understanding of what Hermione wants, and it'll turn him on more. I see the next chapter is already in queue: I can't wait until it posts!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yeah, it's going to be a good one too! :) Enjoy!Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yeah, it's going to be a good one too! :) Enjoy!Thanks,Livvy
Loved it.Wow Hermione's temper tantrum was brilliant.Are they going to start sorting things out? Thank you so very much
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
The next chapter is going to to be HOT! Hermione will take Emilie's advice (some of it) and will find her groove!Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
The next chapter is going to to be HOT! Hermione will take Emilie's advice (some of it) and will find her groove!Thanks,Livvy
Snape's peace offering in his office was quite touching. I can't imagine how overwhelmed Hermione must have felt to do what she did, but Snape's confirmation that he has loved her since before their wedding should help somewhat. I think he's definitely right about her parents. Emilie seemed an unlikely ally, but I hope Hermione finds it in her to take some of that advice!Great chapter!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! She will and the next chapter will be the one everyone's been waiting for. Hermione and Severus will finally get the "sex thing" figured out! :)Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! She will and the next chapter will be the one everyone's been waiting for. Hermione and Severus will finally get the "sex thing" figured out! :)Livvy
Just what Hermione needed, someone to confide in. I am glad that she decided to trust her. I hope it doesn't backfire. Oh and if she follows her advice. Great chapter.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, she will take her advice. Next chapter will be the one we've all been waiting for :)THnaksLivvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, she will take her advice. Next chapter will be the one we've all been waiting for :)THnaksLivvy
Poor Hermione, it must be hard for her to trust any of these women feeling as she does. I loved the scene where she overheard the slytherin students.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! She and Severus will start working on their own communication and working things out between them. Next chapter is going to be HUGE for them!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! She and Severus will start working on their own communication and working things out between them. Next chapter is going to be HUGE for them!Livvy
"She's one luky witch! That wizard can really lay wand!"Great line, that will go into my personal lexicon.So it looks like Rosie will be Severus confessor and Emilie will be Hermione's. Emilie's involvement caught me by surprise fantastic job as always Livvy.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!Livvy
Finally, a good, open , woman to woman chat. Just what she needed.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Right, now the next chapter will finally be the one we've been waiting for: Hermione finally finds her groove :)
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Right, now the next chapter will finally be the one we've been waiting for: Hermione finally finds her groove :)
That was a cringe worthy confrontation in the Slytherin commonroom. However, Severus was discussing Hermione with someone he knows she is jealous of, and in a place students could have overheard. That was not right on both counts. The talk Hermione had with the other woman, was she one of the French women? If so, I guess they have decided to be nice to her after all? It helps to have a woman explain in more detail what she has been experiencing. I don't know though, it sounds like Severus wants to ship her off to Australia.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
That was very stupid for Severus to do that, even if his motives were pure. Hmm, wonder how they even got on the topic of Hermione in the first place?Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
That was very stupid for Severus to do that, even if his motives were pure. Hmm, wonder how they even got on the topic of Hermione in the first place?Thanks!Livvy
Ah, thanks heaven for Emilie, finally someone who put Hermione on the rigth track:-) I hope Hermione will take her advice to hart and start practicing asap:-)For Severus, he does get a good amount of points for telling Hermione he loves her, and I can grant him some leeway for not knowing exactly how to handle this situation, waste knowlegde of the female mind would not be his strong side I guess (a faith he share with most men:-)). I do give him detention though for discussing Hermione with Samantha. I don't care how innocent it was from his point of view, he put himself in a situation Hermione had all reason to misunderstand. I can understand that he reacted to Hermione discussing/ mentioning their private life to the other withches, but the situation can not compare with his "conversation" with Samantha. I highly doubt that he would have "understood" if he found Hermione having a conversation about them with Prof. Selinski? That said, I do so look forward for the next update!!!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Very true! Severus really has been fumbling badly, hasn't he? Ah, such a man! Next chapter will be the one we have all waited for, Lemons ahoy! LOLThanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Very true! Severus really has been fumbling badly, hasn't he? Ah, such a man! Next chapter will be the one we have all waited for, Lemons ahoy! LOLThanks,Livvy
Finally someone talked some sense into her!! I really hope she's taking the advice seriously...Lovely chapter, can't wait for more!!!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Next chapter is in the queue. It's going to be a good one ;)Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Next chapter is in the queue. It's going to be a good one ;)Thanks,Livvy
Well now we should be getting some where. I think Hermione is finally seeing the light and realizes shes not abnormal. Hopefully thing will get better for her, if she can only get over her jealousy. Another great chapter looking forward to the next one, update soon.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! The next chapter will be a big one! It's in the queue already.Thanks for reviewing!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! The next chapter will be a big one! It's in the queue already.Thanks for reviewing!Livvy
You know, you capture the insecurities of young women exceptionally well. I felt so bad for Hermione when she burst in on Profs. Holden and Snape. Now she'll have to deal with the humiliation brought on by the scene she made in addition to the initial insecurity. But, glad she finally found a girl to confide in!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thank you, I suppose being married to an older man who was married and divorced before I met him brought out a great deal of insecurity on my own part. Being older, he had a lot of sexual experience and I was young and didn't. I was well educated, traveled extensively, but when it came to sex, I was woefully ignornat. I found out through other friends that I wasn't the only woman to feel that way as a young bride.Hermione will have to face the music with Professor Holden, but there will be something else that will pop up that will make the outburst Hermione made seem like child's play. THe next chapter will be very good for our couple.Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thank you, I suppose being married to an older man who was married and divorced before I met him brought out a great deal of insecurity on my own part. Being older, he had a lot of sexual experience and I was young and didn't. I was well educated, traveled extensively, but when it came to sex, I was woefully ignornat. I found out through other friends that I wasn't the only woman to feel that way as a young bride.Hermione will have to face the music with Professor Holden, but there will be something else that will pop up that will make the outburst Hermione made seem like child's play. THe next chapter will be very good for our couple.Thanks!Livvy
They live in a fishbowl. And I agree with Hermione about him talking to Samantha about her leaving. That was absolutely inconsiderate. He is older and should think about what is going on.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I agree. I'm glad Hermione ripped him a new one. She needed to get it out. Next chapter will be very powerful! It's in the queue now.Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I agree. I'm glad Hermione ripped him a new one. She needed to get it out. Next chapter will be very powerful! It's in the queue now.Thanks!Livvy
that was some good entertainment in the woods...get some ideas Hermione!!!!! Looking forward to your next chapter!!!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Next chapter will be the one we've been waiting for: Hermione gets her groove! Major smut from here on out! But with drama wedged in there! THanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Next chapter will be the one we've been waiting for: Hermione gets her groove! Major smut from here on out! But with drama wedged in there! THanks!Livvy